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- Title
Shelter From the Storm.
- Authors
Morrison, Daniel
- Abstract
The article offers tips on the construction of safe rooms for protection from storm. It notes the significance of looking for a space in the floor plan where to build a safe room. It suggests to prefer interior rooms with many walls between the safe room and the outside space. It recommended the addition of a door that can defy heavy projectiles. It also advises to separate the ceiling of the safe room from the house framing.
- Subjects
SAFE rooms; STORMPROOF construction; BUILDING protection; DOMESTIC architecture design &; construction; HOUSE framing; HOUSE construction; ROOM design &; construction
- Publication
Builder: The Magazine of the National Association of Home Builders, 2013, Vol 36, Issue 7, p80
- ISSN
0744-1193
- Publication type
Article